YMMV / The War at Home

• Do Not Do This Cool Thing: Lampshaded at the beginning of "Cheers":
  Dave: When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was sneak into "R" rated movies. In my mind, "R" stood for "really good." Nowadays, there's warnings and ratings on everyhing; video games, music, booze, cigarettes. You think these warnings would keep kids away from all these things. When, actually, it's sending up a flare saying, "Hey, look. Good stuff over here."
  Disclaimer appears on screen: "Due to the mature subject matter, the following episode may not be suitable for all family members.
  Dave: (Glances down at disclaimer) See? Makes you wanna watch even more, doesn't it?
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Kenny. Not only for being a sympathetic portrayal of a gay teen coming out when it was still relatively rare on TV, it certainly doesn't hurt that he was portrayed by a young Elliot Alderson (which currently has created a lot of Just Here for Godzilla viewers for the show at large).
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Rami Malek plays a gay teen in a coming-out storyline years before playing queer icon Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
• Growing the Beard: Season one was not well liked by most critics, but season two had better reception, mainly due to how well Kenny's Coming-Out Story was handled.
• Just Here for Godzilla: With Rami Malek's explosion into superstardom many people have gone back and rediscovered this sitcom. Even those that weren't fans of the show admitted that Kenny's coming out storyline was well-done especially for the time it came out.
• Retroactive Recognition: Future Mr. Robot and Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek played the supporting character Kenny.